ELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

Under Wis. Stat.64.07, the new City Council first meets on the third Tuesday in April. The first meeting is an organizational meeting. Practice varies among municipalities, but this meeting generally has a ceremonial aspect as the new body takes over from the old and may be a time when procedural matters, such as election of officers, are dealt with.
Electors residing in wards elect Council representatives. Council representatives then elect a Council President and Vice-President. Section 1-5B-1-A-1 of the Lake Mills Municipal Code states that the City Council shall, at its first regular meeting, or at an organizational meeting if one is called for that purpose, elect from its members a President and Vice-President. The City Council President, or in his/her absence, the City Council Vice-President shall preside at all City Council meetings.
Annually, the Lake Mills City Council selects one of its members to serve as Council President and one to serve as Vice-President. The reorganization typically takes place at the second meeting in April.
The City Manager opens the meeting and declares that the next item of business shall be the selection of a President for the upcoming year. The City Manager declares that nominations are in order for the position of Council President. The City Manager accepts nominations; a second to the nomination is necessary. If there are no further nominations, the City Manager will request a motion and second to close the nominations and call for a roll call vote. If more than one nomination, a vote will be taken in the order of the nomination. Following the vote(s), the City Clerk declares the President elected.
Once the new President is elected the City Manager turns the meeting over to the new President who declares that the next item of business shall be the selection of a Vice President for the upcoming year.
This year Ed Grunden was elected Council President and Joe Van Tassel Vice President.